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Thursday, August 30, 2007

Chunky Button Bag

Pdfs are confusing. But anyway, I finally wrote up the pattern for the crocheted Chunky Button Bag that I finished earlier this month. It's a very easy bag to make, perfect for a beginner. I made it into a pdf for easy printing and such:

Notions: Yarn needle, 4 large buttons (the ones I used came from Joann and are about 1 ½ inches wide)

Gauge: 14 ½ single crochet = 4 inches

Special Stiches: Mesh Stich (Chain 2, skip 2 stitches, double crochet into the next stitch…) repeat across row. When you get to the end of the row, end with a double crochet.

Instructions

The Body of this bag is worked in single crochet in one long piece, from top to bottom, and is then seamed along the sides. The handles are worked separately and attatched later. The chunky buttons are the perfect finishing touch.

Chain 50.

Work in sc (single crochet) until the piece measures 2 inches (8 rows).

Chain 5, work one row of mesh stitch.

Work in sc until the piece measures 19 inches.

Chain 5, work 1 row of mesh stitch.

Work 2 more inches of single crochet (8 rows).

Finish off and weave in ends.

Seam up the long ends of the bag using mattress stitch or whip stitch. Weave in ends.

Make Handles (2): Chain 9; work in sc until the piece measures 14 ½ inches; sew the handles onto the front of the bag; weave in ends.

Sew chunky buttons to the front of the bag.

You’re done!

Copyright info: This is a free pattern designed by me, feel free to use it for your own personal use. If you do use it, please include a link back to this site.

Could this pattern be done in the round by sc on both sides of your original chain and then do sc up and then mesh stitch for one row and then back to sc to finish then do the handles? Just wondering, I hate to seam up stuff and try to figure out ways to make stuff without it.